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Sunday 19 April 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Daniel wins Florida Lady Citrus
Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, Fla. (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 1981 · Beth Daniel’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Donna Caponi USA · 281second, 281 (-7) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk, not re-verified against the capture: Internet Archive 503/unreachable 2026-11-01 17:05-17:06)
- Patty Sheehan USA · 281second, 281 (-7) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk, not re-verified against the capture: Internet Archive 503/unreachable 2026-11-01 17:05-17:06)
- Cindy Hill USA · 281second, 281 (-7) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk, not re-verified against the capture: Internet Archive 503/unreachable 2026-11-01 17:05-17:06)
- Patti Rizzo USA · 281second, 281 (-7) per chronology (amateur, 'a-') LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk, not re-verified against the capture: Internet Archive 503/unreachable 2026-11-01 17:05-17:06)
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Florida Lady Citrus
Rio Pinar CC, Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, Fla.
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Beth Daniel
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 67 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Donna Caponi | 75 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Patty Sheehan | 73 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Cindy Hill | 68 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Patti Rizzo | 71 · 70 · 74 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Barbara Mizrahie | 73 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Nancy Lopez | 72 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Vicki Tabor | 72 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 9 | Pat Meyers | 73 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Sandra Palmer | 70 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Kyle O'Brien Stevens | 68 · 72 · 71 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-14, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1978; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet